Category: archives
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Princeton Packet Athlete of the Week
Pirates’ Aloi playing beyond years By: Justin Feil Anthony Aloi is just a sophomore, but he has unmatched tournament experience. He has relied on it in the final weeks of his second year with the West Windsor-Plainsboro South golf team. The culmination of Aloi’s sophomore year with the Pirates began when he won the Central-South…
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Man hurt by cement mixer is recovering at UMDNJ
Victim was working at Hopewell Township residence By Ruth Luse Fernando Villa Reyes, 21, of Camden underwent emergency surgery on his right arm and shoulder yesterday (Thursday) at UMDNJ in Newark after an accident involving a portable cement mixer, police said. Chief George Meyer said this afternoon that Mr. Reyes "suffered multiple fractures" to his…
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Town urges removal of tainted fill
The state Department of Environmental Protection orders further testing to determine extent of contamination. By: Stephanie Brown MONROE While some contaminated concrete has been removed from a commercial-medical site under construction on Applegarth Road, a debate continues over what to do with the remaining fill. The state Department of Environmental Protection ordered Ford Motor…
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Peddie baseball settles for second place in Prep A
Team that started 2-8 finished strong By: Neil Hay Sometime back in April, when the Peddie baseball team was struggling along with two wins in its first 10 games, Coach Erik Treese would remind his players that it is not how you start that matters, but how you finish. Peddie baseball is finished for 2006.…
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Fleet of fuel-efficient hybrids cruises into WW-P high school
Environmental science class at High School North gets some real-world lessons By: Emily Craighead Eight fuel-efficient hybrid cars, a group of car salesmen and an environmental science class transformed West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North’s parking lot into a showcase for environmentally friendly cars Wednesday. "My environmental science class was doing alternative fuel research, and as…
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Secret Gardens
Discover Lambertville’s ‘Hidden Gardens’ on the 10th annual garden tour, as well as two other verdant oases. By: Ilene Dube Twelve years ago, Marjorie Meriam was strolling the tree-lined streets of Lambertville when she became intrigued by what goes on behind those Italianate and French Second Empire-style architectural gems. "When I walked around looking for…
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Letters to the editor
For the week of May 26 Letter writer was not informed To the editor: This is in response to Linda Hecker’s letter in last week’s edition. Truly amazing! Two local boards (the East Windsor Municipal Utilities Authority and the Hightstown Board of Health) and the New Jersey Public Health Council have been waiting months…
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Letters to the Editor, May 26
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 26 ‘Edible Garden’ enjoys community support To the editor: I am writing to thank the businesses and community members who helped to make our fundraiser for the Edible Garden at Community Park School a huge success. Thanks to the generosity of the Bent Spoon, jaZams, Small World Coffee, TerraMomo…
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DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: A good start toward reform
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Our columnist believes clean election laws are the most effective way to end special-interest influence on elected officials. By: Hank Kalet Election reform tends to occur in fits and starts. It took years for Congress to pass the modest McCain-Feignold reforms, which banned the use of soft money essentially, the…
